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Irene Cara passed away today at the age of 63. She was great in the 80's. https://www.wsj.com/articles/irene-cara-fame-and-flashdance-singer-and-actress-dies-at-63-11669479165?mod=hp_listc_pos1 https://www.npr.org/2022/11/26/1139275959/fame-flashdance-irene-cara-dies

Sad news today... "Tony Dow, who starred as Wally Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver,” has died, his management team confirmed in a statement shared to his official Facebook page."...

Earlier in the year, I stated that 2022 was going to be one of the best periods to create or add to a bond ladder. We are almost half way through the year and yields are moving up nicely and we are entering a period where savers can once again generate income without taking too much risk. The...

I just noticed one of the best composers of the modern era passed away at age 79. He was best known for the soundtracks to Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire, Conquest of Paradise, and many others. https://www.npr.org/2022/05/19/1100133193/vangelis-dead

Barron's article on FIRE updated today. Some of the highlights: "Yet far from dousing interest in FIRE, so far it seems as if the crisis may lead more people to investigate the philosophy. Just as people flocked to the movement in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, those who feel burned by...

A volcano erupted on an Island that was a stop for a cruise ship. https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/dec/09/new-zealand-volcano-tourists-injured-and-missing-after-eruption-on-white-island-live

It's not too surprising that they picked Spain. Many people from Switzerland that we know have retired in Spain as it is too expensive in Switzerland for many. Some interesting comments on healthcare in Spain and the low cost of private insurance...

I'm surprised they have survived so long given so many online sites and hotels and airlines encouraging you to book directly. At least the British Government has a plan to help out stranded travelers. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-travel-group-thomas-cook-125106864.html

Norwegian has been in financial trouble for a while. They have been losing money for some time now. I would avoid booking on this carrier or you may end up with the Wow Airline travel experience. https://fortune.com/2019/09/04/norwegian-air-creditors-boeing-737-max-fallout/

Per the article below, this will add some needed competition to business class fares for trans-Atlantic journeys. “When we think about trans-Atlantic, we do think we can disrupt largely around a Mint-like product because we’ve been so successful on flying to the West Coast with Mint,” Joanna...

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/couple-retired-early-40s-fire-method/story?id=58543615 Read the comments. Some are astonishing.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/15/tech/paul-allen-dead/index.html Very sad news.

For those who don't want to suffer while travelling overseas, Expedia has some great deals going on now on business class travel. My credit card gives 5% rebate to the end of this month on airline tickets. So I booked tickets to Florida for December/January. Then I thought would see what...

Today from Marketwatch. https://www.marketwatch.com/Story/why-early-retirement-is-all-its-cracked-up-to-be-2018-05-15?&siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo The comments to this article from early retirees were pretty impressive.

Interesting article from Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-03/america-is-minting-more-millionaire-retirees-than-ever

If you have multiple TVs at your residence or multiple residences with multiple TVs, and you want cable TV channels extended to all your TVs, this method will save you some money. Cable and satellite providers have been supporting TV Everywhere apps to fight cord cutters. These apps are...

One of the biggest frustrations after retiring was dealing with 4 to 5 nuisance phone calls every day. When I was working, my wife had to deal with these and she would complain regularly. The calls include: IRS scams, Department of Treasury scams, home remodeling, payday loan scams, political...